All posts tagged "featured"

Nyombi Thembo assumes office as new UCC Executive Director

Kampala, (UG): The former Minister of State for ICT, Mr Nyombi Thembo Friday formally assumed office as the new Executive Director of...

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Health

World AIDS Day: 99% of HIV Mbarara Hospital patients attain viral load suppression

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital is one of the biggest government facilities that boasts of making tremendous steps in improving the quality of...

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Govt to import 10,000 garbage bins ahead of NAM, G-77 Summits

Kampala, (UG): Government has announced plans to import 10,000 garbage bins in preparation for the upcoming 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Group...

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Bazzukulu start own Newspaper to popularize govt programs

Kampala, (UG): The Office of the NRM National Chairman headed by SPA/PA Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye has launched its newspaper to popularize...

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Corporate Affairs

CPA Ossiya replaces Kalyegira as new Capital Markets Authority Boss

Kampala, (UG): CPA Josephine Okui Ossiya has taken over the mantle to lead the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) as the new Chief...

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Mukono Diocese seeks shs10bn for construction of 2500-seater cathedral

Mukono, (UG): Church leaders in Mukono District have launched a fundraising aiming to raise Shs10 billion for the reconstruction of St. Phillips...

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Report shows 70 Ugandans below 25 contract HIV/Aids daily

A recent report released by the Uganda Aids Commission indicates that an average of 70 individuals below 25 years are diagnosed with...

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Crime

Two arrested for stealing dead bodies at Mbarara Hospital

Mbarara, (UG): The Territorial Police in Rwizi Region and Mbarara City are holding two men accused on allegations of stealing corpses from...

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Govt maintains ban on export of raw minerals

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of State for Energy Peter Lokeris has restated that the government’s ban on unrefined minerals, which was imposed...

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Africa

Kenya bans Kaunda suit, African traditional wear in parliament

Nairobi, (KE): Kenya’s parliament has instituted a ban on the iconic Kaunda suit, named after the late Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, and...

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Shs10b needed to relocate district headquarters from cities

Kampala, (UG): The Local Government Ministry is seeking at least ten (10) billion shillings to facilitate the relocation of the mother district...

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Investor consortium acquires 100% of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited

APO News, (SA): Verdant Capital has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”),...

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WENRECO sensitizes Paidha community on rural electrification program

Zombo, (UG): A sizeable number of community members from the over ten villages of Paidha Town Council and Paidha Subcounty in Zombo...

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LIST: Ten African countries at the top of the Press Freedom Index named

Press freedom has emerged as a crucial barometer of Africa’s democratic progress. Across the continent, ten nations are scripting a new narrative...

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MPs task govt to reduce tax on cooking gas

Kampala, (UG): Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed...

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Farmers urged to adopt organic products, farming practices for quality output

Kampala, (UG): The government of Uganda has urged farmers and consumers to embrace the application of organic farming practices if they are...

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ERA commended for newly constructed power station in Mbale

Mbale, (UG): The State Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Sidronius Okaasai Opolot has commended the efforts of power regulator; Electricity Regulation...

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World News

Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks

The UN climate conference opened in Dubai on Thursday with nations urged to increase the pace of action on global warming and...

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Health

Why women need midwifery care during pregnancy, labour and after birth

As midwives, being ‘with woman’ is at the heart of what we do every day. This is part of our identity and...

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Zombo registers massive turn-up for HIV/AIDs awareness campaign

Zombo, (UG): Zombo District Forum for People Living with HIV AIDS, an affiliate of the National Forum of People Living with HIV...

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Two dead, scores injured in fierce Zombo land dispute

Zombo, (UG): At least two people were confirmed dead and several others left nursing critical injuries at Nyapea Hospital following a fierce...

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